A boot has an upper, at least one slot extending through the upper, and means for closing the at least one slot to prevent the ingress of unwanted materials. The closing means may comprise a piece of material that overlaps and covers the at least one slot.
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1. A boot comprising:
an upper having at least one slot extending therethrough and configured to provide a handle for assisting a user to pull on the boot,
said slot being defined by a slot edge surface;
a lower having a sole joined to said upper; and
at least one piece of material which covers said at least one slot to prevent the ingress of unwanted materials, wherein said piece of material is attached onto an interior surface of said upper along a line of attachment that is spaced apart from said slot edge surface along at least a slot upper edge surface, thereby allowing a user to comfortably insert one or more of their fingers into said slot and grasp said slot upper edge surface to aid in pulling the boot on.
10. An improvement for a boot having,
an upper having at least one slot extending therethrough and configured to provide a handle for assisting a user to pull on the boot, the slot being defined by a slot edge surface, and
a lower having a sole joined to the upper,
the improvement comprising:
a piece of material which covers the at least one slot in the upper to prevent the ingress of unwanted materials, wherein said piece of material is attached onto an interior surface of the upper along a line of attachment that is spaced apart from the slot edge surface along at least a slot upper edge surface, thereby allowing a user to comfortably insert one or more of their fingers into the slot and grasp the slot upper edge surface to aid in pulling the boot on.
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The present invention is directed to a boot with handles and storm covers over the handles.
Many boots frequently have handles to help someone pull the boot on. The handles may be slots cut into the uppers of the boot. Each boot may have one handle on each side of the upper. U.S. Design Pat. No. D645,653 to Cook illustrates such a boot.
The slots which form the handles may extend from the outer side of the upper to the inner side of the upper. Since the slots are openings, they allow the ingress of moisture, snow, wet leaves, etc.
There is a need for a mechanism for covering the handles so that unwanted material, such as moisture, snow, wet leaves, etc., are not able to enter the interior of the boot.
In accordance with the present disclosure, there is provided a boot which broadly has an upper, at least one slot extending through the upper, and means for closing the at least one slot to prevent the ingress of unwanted materials. The closing means may comprise at least one piece of material which covers the at least one slot. The at least one piece of material may be non-porous and flexible.
Other details of the boot handle storm cover are set forth in the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings wherein like reference numerals depict like elements.
Referring now to the drawings,
The lower 14 may also be formed from any suitable material including but not limited to leather, rubber, a plastic material, and combinations thereof. The upper 12 and the lower 14 may be joined together in any desirable manner. For example, they could be bonded together or they could be sewn together.
The sole 16 may be formed from leather, rubber, EVA, fabric, a plastic material, thermal plastic rubber, fabric, and combinations thereof. If desired, the sole may be provided with a tread pattern such as that shown in
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By using a flexible material 42 for the storm cover, one is able to comfortably slip one's fingers into the slot 32 and grasp the upper surface 44 of the slot and thereby pull the boot on.
While the boot 12 has been illustrated as having handles 30 in the inner and outer sides 24 and 26 of the upper 12, it should be recognized that the boot 12 could also have a handle in the rear of the upper 12. The handle in the rear may be in addition to or in lieu of the handles 30. When present, the handle in the rear would have its slot cover a piece of material to prevent the ingress of unwanted materials.
There has been provided with the present disclosure a boot handle storm cover. While the boot handle storm cover has been described in the context of specific embodiments thereof, other unforeseen alternatives, modifications, and variations may become apparent to those skilled in the art having read the foregoing description. Accordingly, it is intended to embrace those alternatives, modifications, and variations as fall within the broad scope of the appended claims.
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